Browsing Theses by Subject "diet"
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10-Year Changes of Food Consumption and Carbon Footprint in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-19)What humans eat can have a significant impact on ecosystems and the climate. In order to attain the climate targets to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, it is important to reduce consumption of carbon-intensive ... -
Chronic bioaccumulation and toxicity of cadmium from a periphyton diet to Hyalella azteca
(University of Waterloo, 2010-06-18)Dietary cadmium (Cd) can contribute significantly to chronic bioaccumulation and toxicity in aquatic organisms. This contribution needs to be quantified so that the relative importance of waterborne and dietary cadmium ... -
Diet, Weight Change, Treatment-related and Psychosocial Challenges in Women Treated with Chemotherapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-10)Background: Weight gain, fat gain and loss of lean tissue are common among a growing population of breast cancer survivors. These unfavourable changes in body composition are distressing for many women and may lead to ... -
The Diets of On-reserve First Nations Youth: An Exploration of the Factors Associated with Healthy Food Choices and the Impact of School and Community Programs
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-19)Background. In Canada, First Nations (FN) people experience poorer health outcomes and shorter life expectancies than non-Aboriginal people. Of particular concern are the high and rising prevalence rates of overweight and ... -
Examining the Impact of a Nutrition Labelling Program on Menus in a Cafeteria Setting
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-26)BACKGROUND Diet is an important risk factor for chronic disease and obesity. The growing proportion of dietary intake from food consumed at restaurants and fast food outlets is an important contributing factor to the overall ... -
Lipid and condition analyses of West Greenland marine feeding Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)A regime shift in the Northwest Atlantic in the 1990s caused changes to the diet and productivity of marine-feeding Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) off the West Greenland coast. Investigations into the implications of the ... -
Stable Isotope Ecology of Tropical Bats
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-12)Stable isotopes have been used to characterize differences in animal diet and behaviour since experimental studies by DeNiro and Epstein (1979; 1981). Examining isotopic ratios enables researchers to track how animals ...